Routledge - Emotions of Menace and Enchantment Book

Emotions of Menace and Enchantment explores four fundamental human feelings: disgust, horror, awe, and fascination. Published by Routledge, this book examines how these emotions define our experiences and how they affect the boundaries of the self. It looks at whether these feelings cause us to stiffen our personal boundaries, relax them, or worry about them fraying. While psychoanalysis has traditionally focused on human conflict, this work shifts the focus toward the specific emotions used to manage and understand that conflict. For example, it examines how disgust acts as a gatekeeper to manage what enters our personal space. This text provides a deep look into the emotional mechanics that shape our sense of identity and our interactions with the world around us.